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The Iola register., 1887-06-24
THE LATEST.

MISS MCdARG, SalVatlOElSt, was fatally
hurt recently at Quebec by stones thrown
by an excited mob.
THE Interstate Commerce Commission
will ask Congress next winter for consid.
cradle increase over the 100000 allowed
them for expenses during the current year.
LLOYD, the alleged Wyandctte train
wrecker, was acquitted at PaOla, Kan,
after trial lasting a couple of weeks.
The Doodle trial at Chicago resulted in
the conviction Of McGarigle and Mcdonald.
HENRY v. LESLIE, the defaulting secre-
tary of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Company, who with J. A. l.. Wilson, the
former treasurer of the same company. fed
S65O, ,OOO belonging to the company, was ar
rested in Philadelphia on the 18th while in
hiding.
THE Hungarian elections resulted in the
return of 224 Liberals, s. Moderate Oppo-
sitionists, SO Independents, 9 Anti-Semitics,
and Is members of no particular party.
| CLEARING house returns for week ended
June Is showed an average increase of 11.6
compared with the corresponding week Of
last year. In New York the increase was
|5a
TIE European money markets were
quiet during the week ended June Is
American securities were reported improv-
ing.
THE westbound California express on the
Southern Pacific railroad was robbed by a
gang of men near Flatonia, Fayette County,
Tex, on the morning of the 18th. The rob
berS beat the messenger, Frank Folger,
Sitting his ears. The passengers were re-
| lieved of 8, coo and the express box opened
and $4,000 taken out. Many of the pas
sengers were brutally treated By the rob
bers, who escaped.
AT Matterdorf, Hungary, on the 18th
body of gendamerie was attacked by
Croatian electors and the gendarmerie
firing upon the mob, shot five dead. The
election was suspended.
AT New Lisbon, O., the other night,
performing baby elephant seriously in
jured a clown. Another elephant also be-
came furious, the result beng stampede
of the audience and the injury Of several
persons During the excitement an eques-
trienne fell between four performing horses
and was fatally injured.
THE McGlynu parade and demonstration
occurred in New York on the 18th. The
number participating was not SO large as
had been expected, about 6. 600 being in line.
WHILE party of 80 pilgrims were cross
ing the Danube river near faks in Hun
gary on the 18th, the boat on which they
were making the passage was caught in a
hurricane and capsized. Only few Of the
party were saved.
MUCHexcitement was caused at Flushing,
N. Y, recently by the duckIng of Charles
Doscher, a respectable married man, in the
basin of the village fountain by four men
supposed to be members OF vigilance COM
mit:ee. This organization has for its object
the punishment by duckng of any married
man found out after eleven O'Clock unac-
DcOmpanied by his wife.
The Iola register., 1887-06-24

Tucson, Ariz., June 2O.-Eleven hostiles
passed northward Saturday afternoon with
Lieutenant Johns command twelve miles
behind hotly pursuing them. tits believed
the Indians hope to reach the White noun
talnS.
The Iola register., 1887-06-24
TIE WEST.

THE river and lake transportation men
held meeting in Cincinnati recently to per
feet arrangements to protect their interest
under the Commerce law.
The Earl of Aberdeen, ex-Lord Lleuten-
ant of Ireland, was given grand reception
in San Francisco the other day. A memo
rial was presented to him. In reply, he re-
rule doctrines.
The Ohio Steam Heating Company Of
Cincinnati has made an assignment with
$5S.0O0 liabilities and $65, 600 assets.
THE corner in wheat at Chicago broke on
the 18th. bankrupting the combine that
forced up the price. There was fall Of
l7c per bushel at the close of the days spe-
culation. At one time the price fell as
much as l9c.
The Iola register., 1887-06-24

A SMALL riot over the Queens jubilee 90
Cured at Liverpool recently between
Orangemen and their antagonists.
The Iola register., 1887-06-24

RUSSIA has decided to increase the duties
on cotton yarns and starch.
CONSUL SARToRI, at Leghorn, Italy, re-
ports that the Italians are likely to increase
the duties on lard and other American
products.
A PARIS correspondent says that treaty
has been drawn between France and
Abyssinia, by which King John will dis
pute the right Of Italy to the places already
occupied, while France will subscribe e4O,-
600 to the Ethiopian convent at Jerusalem,
which supplies Abyssinis with Coptic
clergy.
COFFEE in London fell three shillings per
hundred weight on intelligence being re-
ceived of the panic in the New York mar
ket.
AT Coventry, Eng, on the 18th, Wood
side, of Philadelphia, lowered the bicycle
record for five miles, doing the distance in
H:2O Is He will challenge Howell to an
other contest.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15
PRICE, 5 GENTS.
AN EXPERIMENT.

John T, femphill. who lives uear Morgan's bayou, In Arkanaw, he- came much interested In tho following paragraph from tho .Seicatifc Ame,t- cuH.
 Prof, lngrum Bottomly, In invcs- tigatlng the power which snakc has to charm animals and birds. has dls. covered that man possesscs a similar power over n snake, and that he has, by boldly looking snake In tho eve and blowing his breath upon him. succeeded In charming him until he was quite harmless"
 MT, llomphill Is something of an experimenting scientist, and after thinking over tho paragraph, decided to create a sensation In the eighber- hood. several days nitcrwanl, Rt e log church raising, the mon found Il largc lHttlesmke eolled up under ,he end of . log. Some one wns about to strike the snake with Il pole when hemphlllexelaimod
 "Hoh on. and I'll show you some. thing thSt>Till make you open your eyes Walt, tell you, I'm going to charm him"
 The man put down hia pole Hnd Hcmphill stepped forward, got down on his knees and began to liok out his tongue. The snake paid no attention to him. He poked his face down little closer nnd blew his breath on the snake. The reptile wInced nt this, for lIemphill's breath was known to be vigorous. He blew his brcath again, and the snake, nitor vainly looking for a place Of refuge, "hauled off" and popped" Ilemphlll between the eyes II is n pretty wcll-cstah- llshcd fact that it Is exceedingly m moving to bc bitten by rattlcsnnke Iiemphill yelled 80 loud that several mule colts In distant field lifted up their heads and snortcd. The srieni. ist was taken home and placed on diet of whisky. The last bulletin states that he was sufficiently con scious to kecp mp an nctivc fnmblInR for the jug.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15
PARLOR ZOOS.

You triting scoundrel l" exclaimed Il southern gentleman, addressing q negro grocer, "you told me that those eggs ! got here yesterday evening were fresh"
 "l said dat da had cs been laid sah."
 "Ycs, but confound you, they were spoiled"
 "Dat aln't my fault, sah, moi CT tall my fault. De aigs wuz fresh laid but has sencc found out dat de hens wuz sortcr stale"
 "What!"
 "I say de hens wuz sorter stale, soh. Peer like da's been roostin' whar dc dew fel. on 'em an da mIldewed Hens gifts mighty bad dat way some times, sah powerful bad"
 "Why, 1 never heard of anything like that before"
 "Oh, yas, sah, mighty often de case Sec dat chicken out wander? Wall sah, she's almos' spilled, been roostin in de dew so much"
 I believe you are an old liar 1"
 "Oh, 1 kain't hep whut yer bleye I'd hate nightly ter be 'spoDsible fur wbut folks blebes desc days"
 Are those eggs over there iresh1'
 "Wali, couldn't Insho 'eIn, sah"
 u propose to pay cash for them Don't intend to compel you to make those others good"
 "Whut, dese yere aigs--dese yere ober yerel Oh, yas, sab, da's ez fresh ez CT rainbow"
 "Ifave the hens that Laid them been roasting in the dew?"
 "Dat da aint sah, dat da ain't. Dem hens--w'y dem hens won't stay nowhar else but In de parlor, sah. Yas, sah, vas. Toney, put de colonel up CT dozen O dem psrlor aigs."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15

are you hourishin'2 Swingin' calico putty lively, ehS"
 "l ain't payin' much crtentiou to calico now. hir some blamed wolf has stold my bottle"
 Wall, I'll sw'ar. Never hearn o' sich outrage, an wish could put my han on him Nir yer. Hope You won't blame mo, Dan, fur yer know l couldn't keep my eyes ever'whar at onct.'
 "Tihbcr sho', not. Uncle Jimmy. Ii Is about as much as you ken do ter see that the folks enjoys themselves, much loss tryin' ter keep fellers rum stealin' I'd jest like ter ketoh the teller that stold that bottle, that's all. :"
 When the dance has come to an end, when the company, including the shrcwd young fellow, the fiddlor and tho short haired embodiment of icmi. nine wit, have gone home when Il darkness. deeper than tho gloom of midnight, @'ttles down upon the edge of the "claring" and announces the coming of the dawn, nclc Jimmy goes out into the lot and gathers up several bottles. "Ole oman needs n lIt- tie ticker to put in her cam Rre bottlc,' he muscs. "IIatcd 10 deprive the boys O their lickcr-fu fur they air good iel- lers but the ole 'omnn's cam d'e must he tended to-"
 He uncorks a bottle, holds it up, gazcs through it nt the slowly-bright- ening snn-gray In the east and, with a gugglc, guggle, gnggle, drinks to the birth of the new born morning.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15
VERRATED.

A widow who, having come from the cast and established herself in n wc-iern town, was visited by friend from the old home.
 "Well, how do you like It out here, anyway"
 Mot very well"
 "I'coplc too rough for youi"
 "1'hey are not only rongh--they are peculiar and, in fact, the men are greatly overrated."
 "ln what wayf'
 "WcIl, I'll make plain statement and let you draw your own conclus- ions. had read in the newspapers that women were in demand out here, and naturally expected some little attention"
 "Didn't you receive itf"
 "Wait until get through with my statement, please. 1 bought me light-colored wig, got new set Of teeth, had my glsss eye rf-glazsd and plunged Into the mad whiri of so- cisty. That was six months ago, and am still widow"
 "Prctty bad, must admit 1; but didn't you get any proposals!"
 "Oie."
 "Why didn't you take himI"
 "IBfuenced too much by appear anccs, doubtless. Perhaps 1 did wrong In rejecting him, but l was giriisb in my notions. He had only one leg, was almost blind, was undoubtedly addicted to the use of liquor, was in debt, swore considerably, chewed navy tobacco and was q great liar. Per- haps, though, regardless of appear ances, would have married him, had not heard . damaging report con corning him"
 "Whst was it?"
 "Why, I heard that he was not lover of the hnc arts. Oh, yes, the men out in this part of the country are greatly overrstsd."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15
OBJECTED TO THE METHOD.

The superintendent of public in- struction asked an old negro why he did not send his son to school.
 "Becaze foun' dat he wuz CT wastin' his time, sah, dat's why"
 "Wastin' his time?"
 "Yas, sah. Come gibin him CT little ole spellin' book"
 "What did you want him to have?" "P'litical 'conomy. wants him ter be CT polertician.'
 "Well, but he must study spelling book first"
 .What fur?"
 "So he can learn how to read"
 "Who wants him to read?"
 "Why, he must read or he can't study political economy"
 "Kaint study political economy wid- out he ken read"
 .No.r
 "AR he kant read lesse'n he study de spelliR book"
 "No."
 "I reckon yer better go on, sah, an let me ten ter mer own erfairs. Sent de chile ter school three weeks an' den axed him ter make CT speech an he couldn't do it. Jes' go on an' let me run dis yer mercheen."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15
AN ECONOMIC PROVISION.

q wonder" said man on rail- way train, addressing some one who shared his seat, "what they are mak- ing road across the track here for? There don't seem to be any need for it."
 "The railroad company is doing it.'
 "Wonder why?"
 "To let a man stand here with a flag and look out for trains"
 "But I don't understand why they want to make a crossing merely to have it watched"
 "Why, you see, train has just cut off another mans leg and the company has given him ten-dollar- per- month job to keep him from bringing suit against the road"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15

da mout speck all sorts o' klami- ties, jes like dat DO lady could hep bein' whar she wuz. Fin'ly some O 'em come ober an 'vised us not ter wake her up. Bless yer we couldn'. She had CT fever an didn' know nuth- in CT tall We buried de chile, an had jes got back wen de lady sorter bout ha'f open her eyes an reached out and gun ter rock de cradle. Den she open her eyes wide an say: wy good nawnin, Aunt Ciarisy. Yer's up an erbout early dis mawnin.' All dis time she wuz still rockin de era dle. I feels CT little better den did yistidy. Has yer got de milk wa'med fur de baby?'
 "'Ever'thing's dun been fixed says mer wife. Yer better keep perfeckly quiet, fur yer ain't strong ernuff ter raise up yit. Ycr's been putty sick.
 "Tm strong ernuff ter take de baby CT little w'ilc. Hand her we're, please'
 "'Oh, no yer ain't, honey oh, no yer ain't. Go to sleep ergin cf yer ken
 :. q oughtenter sleep all de time an put all de trouble O taken kere O de chile on you. Let me take her CT lit- tie vile. Bless her little heart she's de bes' chile dat cber libed, an didn' cry CT tall durin' de night
 She gun ter rise up in de bed an mer wife put her han on her an say !: Now, please doan try ter raise up, honey; please doan.'
 "Well, den, let me take mer little girl CT minit.'
 "No, not now
 "She raised up 'fo' my wife could prevent her an' seed dat de cradle wuz empty. Den she gin quick look at utCl W llC ldNC iCli hSttAi sich CT shrek in mer life. She fell back on de bed an ain't been in her right mine sense. See, she's rockin' de cradle agin."
 "Aunt Clarisy," said the woman, opening her eyes and raising up, "let me take her, now, just moment" l"
 "Dat's de way she goes on putty nigh all de time," the old negro con tinued. "We foun' out war her folks lib an we'se takin' her dar, an hab got dis fur on de journey. Wife she's gone out ter git CT bite ter eat. I reckon it mus be mos time for dat train. Yere come Clarissy, now" Opie 7. Rc1d
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15
WAS THANKFUL.

Farmers Wife (to husband)-"Wal J declare, never wnz so mortified in my life"
 Farmer-"Whnt' the matter!"
 Wife-"W'y, you know had q good deal of washin' on han to-day ar at dinner time I put dish of soft soap on the table, thinkiH it was but ter. My stars, what must Mr. Jack son think of me2"
 Farmer--'sHe didn't destroy much of the soap, did he5"
 Wife-"No."
 Farmer = "Thank the Lawd fur that, anyhow"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15

Our Leisure Class.-Miss Jones (very patriotic)-"Well, what do you think of America, Sir Reginald?"
 Sir Reginald Peaseblossom(a newly imported article)-"Aw! America is not so very bad but you-aw--have no leasure class heah-no leasure class, ye how."
 Miss Jones-HOh [! indeed we have, Sir Reginald 1; we have our messenger 6oys, you know.-Haype''s Bazar.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15
WHAT WASHINGTON DID.

In Kansas town. Glass in history. Teacher-"And what did Washington do when he threw up his Qualifications near Boston?"
 Bright Boy "He boomed the town.1
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15

It ain't whut yer say dat is gwine ter do de mos good in dis life. It's whut yer git folks to listen ter. Eli folks won't lissen, de best things is wasted ef da do lissen, CT much po'er thing mout do CT power O good.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15

De man whut prayed erbout de fines pr'ar I eber hearn cheated me outen CT bale O cotton de naixt day {: an CT man whut I sorter snickered at 'caze he had sont up sich CT stutterin' an po' pr'ar, afterwards he'ped me outen CT diffikility. It ain't de man dat talks ter de Lawd de straightest dat acks de straightest wid man.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15
PLANTATION PHILOSOPHY.

neber seed CT wise man dat couldn't ack de fool, but hab seed many CT fool dat couldn't ack wise.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15

Er 'oman dat hab married CT po' man 'caze she lubed him, is mighty app ter want her daughter to marry CT rich man, no matter whuther she lubs him UT not.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15

Some O de teherest words is spoke by de ugliest men. De sweetest hick'ry nuts grows on de toughest trees
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15

In Chicago. Farmer (to wife)- "We ain't got but few minutes to jostle 'round in before the train starts. Now, which would you rather do, go down to the hotel and shake hands with President Cleveland, or go down here and see that mummy that they tell me is more than a hundred years old?"
 Wife (refectively)-"Pve seen two presidents. Guess we'd better go to see the mummy"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15
INNINGS.

Host (to visitor)-"I don't know what's the matter with our dog. He gets furious whenever any other dog comes about. Look out, he'll jump at you."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15

The Paris reporters have discovered that MT, Blaine is shrewd politician, and Mir. Blaine has discovered that the Paris reporters are not going to interview him if he can help it.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15

Visitor (noticing an active autumn industry)-"I should think that Chi cago would be an excellent place for comic papers,"
 Citizen-"Why so?"
 Visitor-"It is such good chestnut market"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-15

Tn a Chicago Court, Prosecuting Lawyer (referring to prisoner)-"And, your honor, am forced to say that this man is an enemy to mankind"
 Judge-"Hold on a moment. An enemy to mankind. (To prisoner) How long have you been coal dealer?"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-21
DRAW POKER AT CHAUTAUOUA.
The Game Introduced by Two Lively
SchOOIma'sm ms from Ohio.

The Game Introduced by Two Lively
SchOOlma'sms from Ohio
jamestown dispatch to New York sun.
Mixed up with the furniture carried out
during the recent fire at Chsutauqua was
q faro layout, seven packs OF cards
and three dice boxes. These Ubiquitous
auxiliaries of a worldly life found
their way within the sacred pre-
cincts of Chautauqua in the trunks
OF two very interesting women who
arrived last season with party OF OHIO
sChOOlma' ans who We're Streudiug the
teachers retreat. They engaged the
second floor OF a modest cottage on
Simmons avenue, attended the teachers
meetings, slipped waters from the sacred
springs, cheWed gum along the sandy
shores of Galilee and came to
be looked upon as bright lights in
the Chautauqua idea. The teachers
departed, but the Simpson ave
nue. cottage held its tenants. Soon it be-
came noticed that this was q favorite re-
sort for gentlemen, but as the girls con-
tinued TO sing the hymns at morning ser
vices and clawed around among the num-
mics and antique vases Of the museum
for poetic inspiration, aud as the young
men who visited there had the regulation
degree Of solemnity and white neckties,
the matter WAS allowed TO pass.
Time passed, and George White came
to Chautauqua. He registered from Gin
CInnati. George was handsome. had
money and foldness for girls. He met
the fair sChool-ma'ams, and was enter
tanned by them at their rooms. Soon af-
terward the superintendent of the
grounds learned from George that he was
$500 short on i quiet little game Of draw,
and that evening as the last boat drew up
at the wharf you might have seen two
triSkY scn0olma'ams hustled On board
by the superintendent, followed 8 mo-
ment later by two large trunks, sEd that
was the last heard OF them until the ire
developed the goods and rhe story leaked
ont
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-21
A Visiting Queen.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, April 20-Qneen
Kapiolani of the Hawaiian kingdom arg
rived this morning from Honolulu on the
steamer Australia. She was accompanied
by Princess Lulinakalani and q number Of
high officials of the Hawaiian govern
ment. The principal object of the
Queens voyage is to be present ct Queen
Victoria's jubilee celebration in London
in June. The royal party remain here
about a week when. they leave for Wash
ington to pay their respects to President
and Mrs. Cleveland. After a short stay
at the capital they will proceed 10 New
York and then to London. Before re-
turning Queen Kapiolani will also visit
the principal cities of the world. She
has never before been outside her king
dom
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-21
COURT OF APPEALS.
special to the Gazette.

special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, April 2O-The Court OF
Appeals decided the following cases to-
day: Affirmed-R. II. Griffin VS.. the
State, from Tarrant county; Bob Hall VS..
the State, from Morris county; John F.
Goodwin VS.. the State, from San Angus
tine county; R II. Martin VS.. the State,
from Collin county; Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe Railway vs.. Henry Smith, Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe Railway vs.. Grant
Ferguson, Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Railway vs. L. M. Moore, all from Tar
rant county.
Dismissed-J. L. Williams vs.. the
State, from Wilbarger county; Mike
Clements VS.. the State, from Cass county ;
W. Carter vs.. the State, from Crosbie
county.
Reversed and remanded-Alex Henry
vs., = tn Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Rail
way Company, from Tarrant county
William Philips vs.. the State, from Den
ton county; School Trustees vs.. B. F.
Hickey, from Wichita county; the East
Texas Fire Insurance Company VS.. A. r.
Smith, from Cooke county.
Reversed and rendered-W. J. Carter
vs.. the State, from Cooke county.